Ark Isaac Newton Academy
Academy sponsor led · sixth form · 1,777 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 56.7
Community school
Ilford County High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,115of 850 places
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 180
- Ofsted
- Report card, 6 January 2026Read the Ofsted report
Curriculum and teaching Strong standardAchievement Strong standardAttendance and behaviour Strong standardPersonal development and wellbeing Strong standardInclusion Strong standardLeadership and governance Strong standardPost-16 provision Strong standardSafeguarding Met
What the data says
Of the 175 pupils who finished Year 11 at Ilford County High School in 2023, 92% stayed on in Ilford County High School’s own sixth form (Redbridge average 70%), 2% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 162 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 67% went to university (Redbridge 69%, England 37%), and 58% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 75.7 against 46.1 across England and 53.9 in Redbridge, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Ilford County High School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 60% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Redbridge and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ilford County High School | Redbridge | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 175 | 3,949 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 94% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 92% | 70% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 2% | 4% | 13% |
| — further education college | 2% | 19% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | — | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | — | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Ilford County High School | Redbridge | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 162 | 2,912 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 81% | 86% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 67% | 69% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 58% | 27% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 1% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 4% | 10% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 10% | 8% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Ilford County High School | Redbridge | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 75.7 | 53.9 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 60% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 77% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 98% | 58% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.33 | 4.95 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 14% | 24% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 74.1 | 45.7 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 75.9 | 56.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 65% | 54% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 180 | 100% | 89% | 64% | 20% | 100% |
| Biology | 179 | 99% | 23% | 83% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 179 | 99% | 23% | 84% | 47% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 179 | 99% | 88% | 92% | 22% | 99% |
| English Literature | 179 | 99% | 86% | 60% | 21% | 97% |
| Physics | 179 | 99% | 23% | 83% | 46% | 99% |
| Religious Studies | 174 | 97% | 31% | 64% | 32% | 95% |
| Spanish | 133 | 74% | 19% | 49% | 27% | 89% |
| Geography | 129 | 72% | 41% | 59% | 25% | 98% |
| Design and Technology | 108 | 60% | 11% | 32% | 23% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 99 | 55% | 13% | 77% | 30% | 99% |
| Physical Education | 65 | 36% | 11% | 51% | 24% | 95% |
| History | 51 | 28% | 41% | 63% | 26% | 100% |
| Psychology | 44 | 24% | 3% | 59% | 22% | 93% |
| French | 44 | 24% | 18% | 45% | 29% | 89% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 17 | 9% | 8% | 82% | 21% | 100% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 8% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 93% |
| Music | 6 | 3% | 5% | 50% | 33% | 83% |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Gujarati | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 57% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Ilford County High School | Redbridge | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 230 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 114 | 2,536 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 41.23 | 34.36 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | C+ | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 35% | 15% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 89% | 31% |
| Chemistry | 54 | 47% | 17% |
| Economics | 42 | 37% | 13% |
| Biology | 41 | 36% | 20% |
| Physics | 36 | 32% | 12% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 19% | 5% |
| Further Mathematics | 19 | 17% | 5% |
| Politics | 11 | 10% | 6% |
| Psychology | 10 | 9% | 23% |
| English Literature | 6 | 5% | 11% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Geography | — | — | 10% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 65 | 57% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Redbridge
Beal High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 2,615 pupils
96% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.0
Caterham High School
Community school · sixth form · 953 pupils
89% stayed in education · Attainment 8 44.3
Chadwell Heath Academy
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,229 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 53.7
Forest Academy
Academy sponsor led · 749 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.2
King Solomon High School
Voluntary aided school · sixth form · 636 pupils
94% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.